After record cold, can snow scares be far behind?

Cold turkeys? Chill coming next week; will these birds at the Jaindl Turkey Co. live to see it?

Clem Murray/Staff photographer

Thanksgiving arrives a little earlier than usual this year, and if we can believe the extended outlooks, winter might well join it. Of course, that's quite a caveat.

Following a record-setting weekend, moderation is due this week, but the government's two-week outlook favors colder than normal through the period.

Climate Prediction Center

U.S. 8-to-14-day outlook.

AccuWeather foresees "polar air" invading the East during the Thanksgiving weekend, potentially spawning a storm with wet snow from northeastern Pennsylvania into New England.

An AccuWeather release quoted meteorologist Evan Duffey as saying: "We will have to wait and see the exact storm track, but at least some travel delays can be expected across the Northeast from heavy rain, snow and some rather strong winds."

Somehow that prospect generated the first decent scare headline of the season, and what we believe to be the season's first wintry Twitter rebuke.

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This is the headline to the article that prompted my post. This is classic Met speculation turned into an attention grabbing headline. I see no value to consumer besides confusion. pic.twitter.com/HvOJOygdL3